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DAILY Devotional Readings
Before our Lord gave the disciples the gift of the Spirit’s peace, He had to tell them the kind of peace they must expect. . . . Christ had to tell them that His p e a c e meant what the world calls dispeace—submission to a sacrifice. "As my- Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” How had the Father sent Him? From the heights to the depths, from heaven to earth, from joy to tribulation, from life to death! The peace which His Father gave Him was a peace that could descend the valley, a peace that could meet the darkness, a peace that could bear the cross. —George Matheson. The Shield 0 “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass” (Psa. 37:5). Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow. The same ever lasting Father who cares for you to day will take care of you tomorrow, and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give MAKE MORE MONEY THIS CHRISTMAS W ith our “ Bible Text Special**—50 beautiful C hristm as folders im printed w ith nam e and choice of Bible verse* Sells fo r only $1.20. N othing else like it'. C hristians appreciate. L iberal commission. A lso, our com plete line G reeting C ard s, “ Sunshine** plaques. C alendars, Bible G am es, N ovelties, etc., pays good profit to yourself or Church Society. Send fo r returnable sam ples, and free Eftsplay P ack et on “ Bible V erse Special.’’ (O ur larg e agent’s Book -and Bible catalog included free on req u est). S atisfac tion guaranteed. W rite today. C. W . BOYER 2101 W indsor R d., D ept. KB-11, D ayton, Ohio 7.
4. "Truthing It in Love" “Speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ” (Eph. 4:15). The literal translation is “truthing it in love.” The original word implies more than speaking the truth. “Truth ing it in love” means knowing it, speaking it, living it, demonstrating it. Truth and love are the two most powerful forces in the world and when linked together are not easily with stood. . . The iron hand of truth needs the velvet glove, yet inside—the iron hand. . . Love is that fruit of the Spirit out pf which all ‘other graces spring.—Keith L. Brooks. 5. Everlasting Flowers “Feed the flock, of God which is among you, taking the oversight there of, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;. neither as being l o r d s over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall re ceive a crown of glory that fadeth not away” (1 Pet. 5:2-4). The' “crown of glory that fadeth not away*’ refers to a crown com posed of the “amaranth,” which was an everlasting flower. It always re vives when put in water. What Peter meant to say to us was that God’s servant, who is faithful to the task God has given him, shaU receive a crown of everlasting flowers. Such a promise as that ought to inspire in us our very best for the Master. —Fred Hartley Wight* 6. Peace to Bear the Cross “Then said Jesus td them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you” (John 20:21). *Reprinted from Nature Sermons by special permission of Zondervan Pub . House , Crrand Rapids, Mich . .
1; The Creator “Thou art worthy, OLord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created” (Rev. 4:11). He takes the sound of the dropping nuts, And the scent of the wine-sweet air In the twilight time of the year’s long day, When the spent Earth kneels in prayer; He takes a thousand varied hues Aglow in an opal haze,' The joy of the harvests gathered in— And makes the Autumn days. , . He takes the years—the old, the new, With t h e i r changing scenes and brief, The close-shut bud and the fruiting bough, Flower and fading leaf; Grace and glory and lack and loss, The song, the sigh,-the strife, The joy of hope and the hope fulfilled, And makes of the years a life. —Annie Johnson Flint. 2. All for Him "The people willingly offered them selves” (Judg. 5:2). “I do always t h o s e things that please him” (John 8:29). True devotion will rather ask to be allowed to give and will count as loss all which may not be given up for the Lord’s sake. It is comparatively easy to lay the sacrifice on the altar, but it requires divine compulsion to retain it there. Do we sufficiently cultivate this un selfish desire to be all for Jesus, and to do all for His pleasure? —J. Hudson Taylor. 3. Light Out of Darkness “But we all, with unveiled face be holding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit” (2 Cor. 3:18, R. V.). In the world in which we live, the standards are often- so low and so false that we would be but dim stars, indeed, if we drew our light from them. But God “commanded the light to shine out of darkness” . . . It is as though we were in a dark room, and a beam of light was so placed that it could not shine on us directly, but was focused into a mirror, and when we stepped in front of the glass, the light fell upon us. —Brethren Missionary Herald.
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